The city of St. Paul has condemned a major downtown parking ramp, alleging the building owner has not been properly maintaining the facility.
The condemnation order is for the Capital City Plaza ramp on Fourth Street at Minnesota Street. The city said the ramp — with more than 900 spaces — will be closed, and its skyway connections shuttered, until the building is brought back up to city building codes.
The ramp is owned by Madison Equities, which also owned — but walked away from — the nearby Alliance Bank Center last month. The firm has been trying to sell its large portfolio of properties in St. Paul…